How tribalism and culture-warring have ravaged our ability to think. Alan Jacobs’s wonderful new book How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds never mentions the concept of black magic. But it offers a lively antidote to magical thinking nonetheless. As any wizard knows, to practice magic is to marshal the powers […]

At long last, Paul Schrader’s cinematic masterpiece. I have been waiting most of my adult life for Paul Schrader to direct a great film. In 1972, at the age of 36, Schrader penned a small, academic tome about the films of Robert Bresson, Carl Theodor Dreyer, and Yasujirō Ozu called Transcendental Style in Film. Two […]

John Richards responds to Ed Stetzer's article on Kaepernick’s protest This weekend, President Trump fired the tweet heard ‘round the sports world. And the sports world—specifically NFL players and owners—responded with protests and demonstrations. As he is apt to do, Ed penned a very thoughtful response to the controversy and proposed a Christian response. I’m […]

Free speech is important, but is it always helpful, and how does it relate to employment? Free speech can be quite controversial. But this shouldn’t be surprising. If we all agreed on everything, we wouldn’t need the First Amendment. Unpopular speech is why we have the First Amendment. And, let me be clear, Colin Kaepernick […]

There are real issues that deserve full coverage, not another fake story about the end of the world. The need for good journalism has never been more pressing. Time and time again I have written about fake news. And over and over we find more of it, and more people believing it. Rohingya Muslims are […]

Tour dates and VIP packages have officially been announced for the fall 2017 leg of Disciple's Long Live the Rebellion tour. RELATED Disciple Announces 2017 Touring Plans The tour, which includes electronic rock/pop group Rapture Ruckus and sibling punk rock trio Children 183, will make stops in 15 cities across the Eastern and Midwest United […]

Word Entertainment, together with Discovery House Publishing, will present a brand-new multi-artist compilation celebrating Oswald Chambers' beloved devotional, My Utmost for His Highest, Sept. 29. The unique collection features 21 diverse artists across 13 all-new recordings and one-of-a-kind collaborations honoring one of the most revered Christian theologians of all time. Each new song on My […]

The latest music video from Matty Mullins, for his track "The Best Is Yet to Come," is available to watch now. RELATED Matty Mullins Raise Funds for His Dog Maverick's Surgery The lead singer of Memphis May Fire, who recently released his sophomore solo pop project Unstoppable, shared the video for the single "The Best […]

On September 19, Ruslan announced that Jet Trouble is the next artist to join Kings Dream Entertainment. The Dallas native creates a unique blend of contemporary rhythm and blues (R&B), alternative rock and pop vibes that is destined to impress many. Trouble was featured on Ruslan's August mixtape Indie Jones on the track titled "Clock […]

Most of us agree that 2015 was a bit light in regards to the new release schedule. While there was plenty that came out in the standard genres of worship, pop and contemporary, the smaller categories like rock, dance and rap were a bit underwhelming and Christmas was next to nonexistent with only a few […]

Back in April of 2006, CCM Magazine editor Jay Swartzendruber wrote an editorial about the flood of rock acts hitting stores in 2006. In fact, over 40 rock albums were on the schedule to be released, overshadowing other genres in Christian music and creating a flood of activity and demand for what has quickly become […]

2005 was an incredible year for music. With one of the heaviest release schedules in recent memory, there was certainly plenty to choose from and the process of selecting my favorite ten posed to be quite the challenge. Some of my picks may be predictable, some may even say âboring,â but when it comes down […]

I strongly believe Iâ€™m getting harder to impress. Each year, as I comb through the stacks of albums that have been sent my way during the past twelve months, itâ€™s becoming harder and harder to find those albums that have truly struck a chord in my soul. This year, I found myself gravitating away from […]

In the midst of the recording industry battling double digit decreases, the sheer amount of new music thrust at consumers continued to explode this year. In the past twelve months, NewReleaseTuesday.com has reported on over 350 new releases from the three major distribution companies. I've had the privilege of listening to the majority of these […]